Display card



Dec. 29,1925. I 1,567,195 F. L. ROUSSEAU DISPLAY CARD Filed NOV. 12, 1921 Patented Dec. 29, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK L. RO'U'SSEAU, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO BAUER &

BLACK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY CARD.

Application filed November 12, 1921.

To, all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK L. RoUssEAU, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Cards, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a display card which can be readily affixed to a window or to some other smooth surface and which, when so affixed, may swing freely back and forth in a current of air without being dislodged.

A further object of the invention is to provide a display card with one or more adhesive strips so protected that the card may be stored away or transferred without damage to the adhesive and which proteetion can be easily removed to enable use of the adhesive strip for affixing the card to a support.

While my invention is especially adapted for a display card it will be found equally useful for supporting cards or other devices which may not be strictly display cards and as the field of use is wide and comprehensive I will simply use this term as inclusive of all the uses to which the invention may be put.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a selected embodiment of the invention and referring thereto Fig. 1 is an elevation of a display card embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail, enlarged sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a slightly different arrangement of the protector strip;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the card support mounted on a support.

Referring to the drawings the invention comprises a card 5 and two strips 6, 7 of adhesive tape, or other suitable material, of corresponding size, which are affixed to opposite sides of the card at one edge thereof and projecting beyond said edge. In actual use the projecting parts of the adhesive strips are bent in opposite directions at right angles to the card and the adhesive faces of these strips are then affixed to a window or other support 8 having a continuous surface to support the card in any desired place and position. In a preferred form about onehalf of each strip will be affixed to the card Serial No. 514,446.

and the other half will be affixed to the support, and the tape being flexible the two strips will form a double hinge connection between the card and the support which will permit the card to swing back and forth and still hold it securely in place on the support. A single strip of adhesive tape may be sufficient in some cases but generally speaking, and especially for comparatively heavy cards, I prefer to use two strips for greater security. In order that the card may be prepared and shipped ready for mounting, and at the same time preserve the adhesive on the strips against deterioration and against adhering to each other, I pro vide a protecting strip 9 of gauze or other suitable material which is applied to the adhesive surfaces of the strips and which can be easily removed when it is desired to mount the card. This protective strip may be affixed to the adhesive strips in the manner shown in Fig. 2 or in the manner shown in Fig. 3, or in any other suitable manner, and it can be easily removed from the strips so that the latter can be affixed to a support.

In Figure 3 of the drawings, the adhesive strip 7 has its projecting portion folded back across the card 5, and the protecting strip 9 is applied to the adhesive surface of the turned-back portion of the strip 7 and to the adhesive surface of the projecting portion of the strip 6. When the adhesive strips are engaged with the support it is desirable to press them snugly against the support to secure a firmer adhesion. The card can be removed from the support at any time without damaging the support and it can be replaced in another position on the same support or transferred to another suport. P My invention provides a simple means for display advertising and it is particularly advantageous because the card is not rigidly mounted upon the support but is free to swing back and forth and thereby attract more attention than if it were rigid. The invention enables the card to be affixed to a support in any position and therefore It can be applied to the inside or the outside of a show window; and a waterproof adhesive tape may be employed which will provide a satisfactory adhesion under inclement weather conditions.

I do not limit myself as to any particular adhesive material or to the size and shape Ill) thereof or of the card but I reserve the right to vary the form, construction and the materials of my invention in so far as the.

same shall come within the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

1. A display card provided at one of its edges with a flexible adhesive strip extending along the length of the edge of the card and projecting beyond the same and constituting a hinge connection to be adhered to a support, and a removable protective strip adhered to and covering the adhesive surface of the adhesive strip.

2. A display card provided at one of its edges with two flexible adhesive strips extending along the length applied respectively to opposite sides of the card and pro j'ecting beyond said edge, the projecting portions of said strips constituting hinge connections capable of being bent outwardly and adhered to a support, and a removable protective strip lying between and ,adhered to the adhesive surfaces of the adhesive strips and having a portion projecting beyond the adhesive strips for use in removing the protective strip.

3. The combination with an upright support, of a display card, and two flexible adhesive strips extending along the length of and carried respectively by opposite sides of the card and projecting beyond an upright edge thereof, the projecting portions of said strips being bent outwardly in opposite directions and adhered to the support and constituting a hinge connection between the card and the support.

FRANK L. ROUSSEAU. 

